No-Bake Chocolate Peanut Butter Bars

This recipe comes from my good friend Beth, in Kanasas City. I have not made them yet, but she is a wonderful cook and says these bars are delicious!

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Yields: 60 small bars

Ingredients

• 2  cups peanut butter, divided
• 3⁄4 cup butter, softened
• 2  cups powdered sugar
• 3  cups graham cracker crumbs
• 2  cups  miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Directions

1. Grease 9 x 13 baking pan.
2. Beat 1 ¼ cups peanut butter and butter in large mixer bowl until creamy.
3. Gradually beat in 1 cup powdered sugar.
4. With hands or wooden spoon, work in remaining powdered sugar, graham cracker crumbs and ½ cup morsels.
5. Press evenly into prepared baking pan. Smooth top with spatula.
6. Melt remaining peanut butter and remaining morsels in medium, heavy-duty saucepan over lowest possible heat, stirring constantly until smooth. (OR melt in microwave stirring every 30 seconds until melted.)
7. Spread over graham cracker crust in pan.
8. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour or until chocolate is firm.
9. Cut into bars.
10. Store in refrigerator.